Today was the day I officially lost my northerner's acclimation to the cold. Sunny, 40 degrees, light wind, I went out warmly dressed and felt perfectly comfortable -- except after awhile, my earlobes and the tip of my nose got a bit of that coldness-sting I haven't felt since I lived up north (and under MUCH colder conditions, too).

"Myself, despite what they say about libertarians, I think we're actually allowed to pursue options beyond futility or sucking the dicks of the powerful." -- Eric the .5b

Sunny and crisp right now (48 degrees, winds ENE at 5 mph, 22 percent humidity per weather dot com) -- which of course inspires a "special weather statement" warning of fire danger because of such "low" humidity for four consecutive hours.

I seriously wonder if there's something about the local flora wherein, they're so acclimated to super-humid conditions that only a few hours of moderately dry air is all it takes for everything to dry out to tinderbox status.

"Myself, despite what they say about libertarians, I think we're actually allowed to pursue options beyond futility or sucking the dicks of the powerful." -- Eric the .5b